Toilet tissue roll holder



Dec. 11, 1962 F. N. SUGGS TOILET TISSUE ROLL HOLDER Filed Feb. 3, .1961

Herc/yer IV. .Suggs INVENTOK.

BY 5M MM:

United States Patent 0.

' 3,067,963 TOILET TISSUE ROLL HOLDER Fletcher N. Suggs, 822 Lamar St.,San Antonio, Tex. Filed Feb. 3, 1961, Ser. No. 86,966 1 Claim. (Cl.242-551) This invention relates to a support and holder for a roll oftoilet tissue and has to do, more particularly, with a holder which ischaracterized by a structurally novel fixture, said fixture embodying anattaching bracket supporting a shaft on which the tissue roll issuspended and rotatable.

In carrying out the preferred embodiment of the invention, a fixture ofone-piece form is here being used. It is both desirable and feasible todo what is actually being done by utilizing a single length of bendable,but suitably stout rod stock. In fact, the rod material herein dealtwith is ideal in achieving the end product and improved result sought.To be sure, many and various forms and types of roll holders are knownbut none seem to fill the bill as efiiciently as the one herein, and forthe first time, revealed.

Looking toward the ends desired, a simple practical and economicalholder has been perfected. When holders are required for use in publictoilets and barracks housing military personnel, matters of simplicityin design, and strength and durability are necessary to reckon with; so,it can be said that such prerequisites as these are taken into accountand satisfied here With a view toward advancing the art a single solidsteel rod approximately in cross-section is employed. It may bestainless steel with a suitably polished finish. If made of cold rolledsteel the finish will then be either nickel plate or chrominum. Whilethe balanced design presents an original and an attractive appearancethis design feature is primarily one to promote rigidity, to facilitateapplication and removal on a support surface and to distribute stressand strain to the end that durability is assured.

Another improvement has to do with the fact that the holder underconsideration has no removable parts to get lost, no moving partsto wearout. It is devoid of locks and latches which are found in prior artadaptations and which quickly get out of order. It is easy to installand remove and keep clean, is simple of manufacture, and is such thatnot trouble whatsoever is encountered in ,applying a roll of toilettissue and subsequently removing the cardboard core or sleeve.

These together vwith other objects and advantages which becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of the improved holder showing how it isconstructed, installed and used.

FIG. 2 is a view of the same with the roll of toilet tissue removed toexpose the component parts of the holder; and

FIG. 3 is a section on the vertical line 33 of FIG. 2. looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Briefly summarized the holder comprises a one-piece rigid fixture havingan attaching bracket, an offset shaft 3,067,963 Patented Dec. 11, 1962ice for the roll of tissue and a rigid connection between the shaft andbracket.

More specifically, the fixture is preferably fashioned from a length ofstainless steel which is bent upon itself to define the aforementionedbracket 6. This bracket is adapted to be vertically mounted upon a wallor other rigid support surface 8. It is U-shaped and therefore embodiescoplanar arms or limbs. The upper limb 10 corresponds in length with thecompanion lower limb 12 and the right hand end portions of the limbs arejoined together by a curvate bight portion 14. Both limbs are providedwith holes intermediate their ends to accommodate attaching andretaining screws or equivalent fasteners 16. The left hand end portionof the limb 10 (left in the drawing of course) supports the outwardlydisposed spaced parallel member which is here described as the shaft orlimb 18. In top plan one can picture this part of the over-all rod asdefining a pair of adjoining generally U-shaped portions. The curvatureend' or bight portion, denoted at 20, joins the left hand end portion ofthe limb 10 with the limb 18. The corresponding end of limb .12 is freeand underlies the bent portion 20 as denoted at 22. The shank or shaftproper 18 is about the same in length as the limb 10 and the right handterminal end portion in FIG. 2 is bent laterally toward the support asat 24 and provides a suitable hook-like terminal or, alternatively, astop shoulder. Thus when the sleeve or core A of a roll of tissue paperB is-mounted on the shaft 'andsupported for rotation and endwisedisplacement in one direction is prevented by the bend 20 while endwisedisplacement in the other direction is pregenerally U-shaped portions.The curvate end or bight shaft is appreciably less than the diameter orcross-section of the sleeve A so that as brought out in dotted lines inFIG. 3, there is no chance of the sleeve A binding on the shaft.Moreover the bend 20 is non-yielding and consequently there is nolikelihood of the full roll jammin against the bracket 6 when beingused.

It is submitted that the holder herein shown, described and claimedconstitutes a distinctive and an improved contribution to the art. Beingof the configuration and design shown it is not only a product whichwill appeal to manufacturers and retailers but one which will serve thepurposes for which it is intended insofar as purchasers and users areconcerned.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A one-piece unitary holder for rotatably supporting a roll of toilettissue from a planar supporting surface, said holder comprising abracket constructed of a simple elongated bar disposed in first andsecond adjacent U-shaped portions each including a pair of generallyparallel limbs interconnected by means of a bight portion, one of saidlimbs bieng common to both of said U-shaped portions whereby threegenerally parallel limbs are defined by said bracket, one end of saidbar comprising the free end of said first U-shaped portion, the otherend of said bar comprising the free end'of said second U-shaped portion,the medial plane of said first U-shaped portion being disposed inangular relation to the medial plane of said second U-shaped portion,said U-shaped portions opening in opposite directions, the limbs of saidfirst U-shaped portion having each a single aperture at substantiallyits mid-portion for the reception of a fastener tfor mounting saidholder on said supporting surface, said other end of said bar includinga terminal end portion which is angulated at its free end toward themedial plane of said first U-shaped portion. 7

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